Chandigarh, Jan. 11 -- Haryana registered 3,738 first information reports (FIRs) under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and arrested 6,801 persons in 2025.

Additional chief secretary (ACS), Home, Sumita Misra on Saturday said this marked the state's strongest law enforcement action against drug trafficking to date.

"From 2020 to 2025, Haryana had registered 20,519 FIRs under the NDPS Act and arrested 35,207 persons. This sustained crackdown has sent a strong deterrent message to drug traffickers and enforcement numbers thus showed a steady upward trajectory year after year," the ACS said.

Misra said the arrests spanned multiple states with the largest numbers coming from Uttar Pradesh (169), followed by Punjab ...